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Central Coast · Schools

Schools, 1953

151 stories in Central Coast's papers · page 6 of 8

Teacher Rescues Girl From Creek

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 11 September 1953 · page 5

A Lasarow school teacher dived fully—clothed into a creek near the Lisarow School on…

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Talks on School Cleaning

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 15 September 1953 · page 4

Cleaning of schools will be discussed by the District Council of the Parents and Citizens' Associations when…

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Coast, School Soccer Clash

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 18 September 1953 · page 10

A Soccer match between Central Coast and Mt Penand Training: School will be held at Mt Penang on…

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High School Notes

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 18 September 1953 · page 8

Gosford High School offers its hearty congratulations to the members of the public speaking team which recently went to Sydney to compete in the Royal Empire Society's Schools public speaking competition. Our team gave a meritorious performance…

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Alp Seeks School at E. Gosford

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 25 September 1953 · page 1

Gosford branch of the ALP has asked the Minister for Education to consider the establishment of…

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12 Sunday Schools in Big Picnic at Brooklyn

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 25 September 1953 · page 5

Children from 12 district Sunday schools took part in a picnic arranged by the United Sunday Schools' Fellowship at Brooklyn last Saturday. Twelve Sunday schools were…

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High School Parents' Day

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 29 September 1953 · page 4

The monthly meeting of the Gosford High School Parents' and Citizens' Association decided to hold its annual open and parents' day on Friday, October 23…

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Parents' Support for Teacher Trainees' Rise at District Council

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Wednesday 7 October 1953 · page 3

The District Council of Parents and Citizens' Associations would support teacher trainees in their claim for increased salaries. This was decided at the…

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High School Notes

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 9 October 1953 · page 7

The third term of 1953 is already well under way with a promise of many attractions and distractions, but we ail realise that the foremost and most significant item is that of Dur yearly examinations which will determine our promotion to higher years…

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Brisbania School

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 16 October 1953 · page 2

Brisbania pupils will attend a school frolic at the Davistown Hall tonight. A special bus will leave…

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Rotary Hoe School Gift

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 16 October 1953 · page 7

A Howard Terrier rotary hoe has been presented to Gosford High School, for use on the school farm…

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300 at Terrigal school frolic

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 20 October 1953 · page 2

The annual school frolic at Terrigal last Wednesday night attracted not only present pupils, but tiny tots and high school students. About 300 were present at…

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Teacher, Pupil Break Limbs

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 20 October 1953 · page 1

A young physical education teacher at the Woy Woy Central School, yesterday, suffered a fractured…

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New Primary School Head

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 20 October 1953 · page 5

Mr. Lloyd Gallagher, headmaster of Ettalong Public School, has been appointed headmaster at Gosford…

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600 UN Flags Made By CWA For Schools

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 20 October 1953 · page 1

Two United Nations flags will be presented to local schools by Gosford CWA branch on Friday…

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Dance Pupils At Concert

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 23 October 1953 · page 2

Ten dance pupils appeared in a concert to aid the Saratoga Methodist Church last Saturday…

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High School Notes

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 23 October 1953 · page 7

The happy expressions on the faces of our agriculture staff and pupils are perfectly justifiable since they were presented with a magnificent Howard "Terrier" rotary hoe…

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United Nations Flags Given Schools by Cwa Two inspiring ceremonies

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 27 October 1953 · page 3

In simple, but inspiring, ceremonies on Friday, Mrs T. Brown, president of Gosford CWA branch, presented United Nations flags to two Gosford schools…

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3000 School Children for Sports

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 27 October 1953 · page 1

About 3000 district school children will take part in the PSAAA annual sports at Grahame Park on…

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This WAS Gosford—7O Years Ago Bush School

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 27 October 1953 · page 11

SLAB HUT with an earth floor was "school" to Erina children in 1885 when this photograph was taken. Rude benches, split from trees growing nearby and smoothed with an adze, were the only seats, and desks were of the same sturdy material. Some of the children walked eight miles to and from school each day…

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